Big Business (1929) - SFdb

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Basic facts
Links and resources
Titles
Crew
Cast
Companies

About the film
Plot summary
Swedish censorship / rating
Technical specifications
Comments
Original work

Production location
Release dates
Soundtrack listing
Awards
Related films
Subjects

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Basic facts

Original title	Big Business
Film type	Short
Category	Fiction
Director	James W. Horne (as J. Wesley Horne) Leo McCarey
Producer	Hal Roach
Screenplay	Leo McCarey
Production country	USA
Production company	Hal Roach Studios Inc.
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Swedish release	1929

Cast

Stan Laurel
Stan, julgransförsäljare

Oliver Hardy
Ollie, julgransförsäljare

James Finlayson
husägaren

Tiny Sandford
polisen

Lyle Tayo
den ensamstående kvinnan

Retta Palmer
granne

Titles

Original title	Big Business
Swedish release title	Affär är affär
Distribution title	En stor Forretning (Danmark) Kauppa kuin kauppa (Finland) Hieno liikeyritys (Finland) Das große Geschäft (Tyskland) Große Geschäfte (Tyskland) Ungeübt wie wir sind (Tyskland) Œil pour œil (Frankrike) Affari in grande (Italien) Grandi affari (Italien) Uomini d'affari (Italien) Wielki Biznes (Polen) Negócio de arromba (Brasilien)
Alternative title	Helan och Halvan i Affär är affär
Title for Swedish DVD release	Big Business
Re-release title	Helan och Halvan jagar kosing Helan och Halvan som julgransförsäljare

Crew

Director	James W. Horne (as J. Wesley Horne) Leo McCarey (supervising director)
Screenplay	Leo McCarey (ej krediterad)
Producer	Hal Roach
Director of Photography	George Stevens
Film Editor	Richard C. Currier (as Richard Currier)
Assistant Director	Lloyd French (ej krediterad)
Titles	H.M. Walker
Production Coordinator	Leo McCarey (supervising director - ej krediterad)
Camera Operator	Jack Roach (ej krediterad)
Assistant Cameraman	Graham (ej krediterad)
Propman	Ham Kinsey (ej krediterad)
Assistant Property Master	Tom Mintz (ej krediterad)
Other Crew	Dale Schrum (specialbiltillverkning - ej krediterad)

Cast

Stan Laurel	Stan, julgransförsäljare
Oliver Hardy	Ollie, julgransförsäljare
-	Ej krediterade:
James Finlayson	husägaren
Tiny Sandford	polisen
Lyle Tayo	den ensamstående kvinnan
Retta Palmer	granne
Charlie Hall	granne

Companies

Production Company	Hal Roach Studios Inc.
Copyright	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation	1929-06-27	LP492
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm)	Film AB Le Mat-Metro-Goldwyn	1929
Distributor in Sweden (DVD)	Universal Film AB	2010

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number	42922
Date	1977-02-23
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	545 meters
Notes	Speltid: 20 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0.

Censorship number	42922
Date	1971-01-25
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	545 meters
Notes	Speltid: 20 minuter. Aktlängder: 0, 0.

Censorship number	42922
Date	1929-06-06
Classification	Suitable for all audiences
Original length	572 meters
Notes	Aktlängder: 287-285 = 572 m - 21 minuter. Aktlängder: 287, 285.

Technical specifications

Aspect ratio	1.33:1
Sound type	Silent
Colour type	Black and white
Carrier type	35 mm
Frames per second	24
Length in metres	572 meter
Length in minutes	21 min
Reels	2 reels

Production location

				1928-12-18	1928-12-26
10281 Dunleer Drive	Los Angeles, Kalifornien	USA
10282 Dunleer Drive	Los Angeles, Kalifornien	USA
Caroline Avenue	Culver City, Kalifornien	USA

Release dates

Release in Sweden	1929			Sweden	21 min
First showing	1929-04-20			USA
DVD release	2010-03-24			Sweden		(ingår i samlingen "Laurel & Hardy Collection vol. 3")

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